PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Sean O Rally (ranked 19136 p4p, 22246 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 476 p4p, 452 weight class). Buchanan has chosen Roy Buchanan's Train Blues as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Rally
vs
Buchanan

180 cm
20
142
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
48
147
32 - 42 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Rally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 42 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buchanan closes the distance and clinches.
O Rally prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.
O Rally tries to work over Buchanan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buchanan pushes O Rally back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buchanan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Rally throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanan.
O Rally working aggressively here.
O Rally tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.
Buchanan lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Buchanan.
Buchanan tries to work over O Rally's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buchanan is leaning against O Rally and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanan.
O Rally misses with the head strike.
Buchanan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
O Rally is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling him.
Buchanan lands with a short shot to the head.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally misses with the head strike.
O Rally blocking some punches.
Buchanan cracks O Rally with a nice body shot.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
A right handed body shot lands from Buchanan.
O Rally really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Rally has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanan.
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan gets through O Rally's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Rally trying to stall but Buchanan improves his position.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as O Rally controls the action.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buchanan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buchanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Rally throws a head punch that misses.
O Rally throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanan.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Buchanan.
A nice left hand lands by Buchanan.
O Rally blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan tries to throw a body punch but O Rally avoids it by throwing Buchanan back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, O Rally just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buchanan's brow.
O Rally has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanan.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Rally backwards.
Buchanan pushes O Rally back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buchanan lands with a light punch inside.
Buchanan avoids a wild elbow strike from O Rally.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by O Rally.
Buchanan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.

O Rally is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buchanan as O Rally tries to tie him up.
Oh O Rally is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Rally blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Rally.
Buchanan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Rally throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanan.
Buchanan lands a left hand.
O Rally misses with some punches.
O Rally wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buchanan lands a nice uppercut.
O Rally throws a head punch that misses.
O Rally throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Buchanan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Buchanan forces O Rally back against the ropes and clinches.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as O Rally controls the action.
Buchanan blocking some punches.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by O Rally.
A short right from Buchanan on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Buchanan.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Rally taking a breather.
O Rally prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Rally backwards.
Buchanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buchanan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Buchanan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Rally swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Rally swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan lands a left hand.
O Rally working hard to break the clinch.
Buchanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Buchanan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rally throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Rally is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buchanan is keeping busy.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Buchanan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Rally or not.
O Rally tries to stall but Buchanan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.

O Rally breaks the clinch.
O Rally jabs Buchanan right on the nose. Buchanan blinks but takes it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot to the liver by Buchanan. Beautiful body shot.

Buchanan moves into range and clinches up with O Rally.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buchanan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Rally tries to break free but Buchanan pushes him back against the ropes.
O Rally is trying to push Buchanan away but Buchanan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
O Rally is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Buchanan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buchanan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buchanan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rally misses with the head strike.
Buchanan digs a right hand into O Rally's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Rally's gas tank.
O Rally is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan has him pressed against the ropes.
Buchanan lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Rally backwards.
Buchanan works on O Rally's body with a couple of short punches.
Buchanan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buchanan.
O Rally looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buchanan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Rally's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rally swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ross Buchanan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Rallys head.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan works on O Rally's body with a couple of short punches.
O Rally swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Rally tries to throw a body punch but Buchanan avoids it by throwing O Rally back against the ropes.
Buchanan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buchanan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buchanan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Buchanan.
Buchanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Rally backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Buchanan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Rally swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Rally misses with the head strike.
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as O Rally controls his hands.
Buchanan blocking some punches.
O Rally lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Buchanan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Buchanan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Rally counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Rally darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Rally is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buchanan misses with a double jab
and O Rally counters with a stiff right hand.
O Rally takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Buchanan closes the distance and pushes O Rally back into the ropes.
O Rally looking to stall.
Good body shot from Buchanan.
O Rally working hard to break the clinch.
Buchanan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Rally backwards.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.
O Rally blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Rally blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan lands a hook that snaps the head of O Rally backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Rally's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buchanan creates a bit of distance and cracks O Rally with a big uppercut! O Rally goes down! The referee pushes Buchanan away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will O Rally make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Buchanan takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ross Buchanan!
Ross Buchanan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.